Please see attached pdf. It is always subject to change due to weather and water levels. I'll guide the VA trips but all MD and PA trips are self-guided except when we have a volunteer. Please call me a day prior if you have questions.

No meeting in January so tie a Griffith Fly on your own, a sure thing for winter fishing.
Originator: George Griffith, one of the founding fathers of Trout Unlimited.
Techniques to practice and material to be used:
Making peacock herl bodies
Palmering hackle

Capt. Chris Newsome, owner of Bay Fly Fishing, LLC, has been guiding fly fishing anglers on the lower Chesapeake Bay for the past 19 years. A native of the Tidewater region, Chris’ childhood playground was the Piankatank River on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. Capt.

In the continuing fly tying techniques and materials series John Hadley will be tying the Little Black Stonefly, a must for any stream fly box. Bring your vise, basic tying tools and black thread to learn the techniques for tying a Little Black Stonefly; tying materials will be provided.

Brookies and Browns on the Conway River
John Odenkirk, Fisheries Biologist with the VA., Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, will talk about the Brook and Brown Trout interaction program for the Conway River at the November 1 meeting.

In the continuing fly tying techniques and materials series John Hadley will be tying the Hellgrammite, a must for any stream fly box. Bring your vise, basic tying tools and black thread to learn the techniques for tying a Hellgrammite; tying materials will be provided.

Our first quarterly Troutline is attached. Gary and Jim have done an incredible job of lining up speakers, expanding the length to six pages, and developing the new format. KUDOs!!!!!
It contains our speakers, fly demonstrations, and fishing trips through December.
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Fly Tying Demonstration: In the continuing fly tying techniques and materials series John Hadley will be tying the Copper John nymph. Bring your vise, basic tying tools and black thread to learn the techniques for tying a Copper John nymph fly; tying materials will be provided.

Attached is our September newsletter.
A few things to note:
-I've had to cancel the trip to the Rapp on Sat due to liklihood of muddy rivers following 3 days of storms.
-Mason has written a great article about the Tri-State Camp from a counselor's perspective.
-The Mayfly project to support foster kids is holding it's first 2-Fly in Oct.
-RFK Jr. will speak at a Potomac River Gala

Rob Snowhite is a native of Northern Virginia. He is an expert in guiding for warm water fish in urban settings, specifically in and around Washington, D.C. and hosts a fly fishing podcast featuring 200+ episodes chock full of useful tips.

Newsletters (TroutLine)

Meeting Location

First Thursday of most months at the Vienna Firehouse. Pre-Dinner at Outback with Guest Speaker at 6:00 pm. Fly tying sessions start at 6:30 pm. Chapter business, information and program for the evening start at 7:30 pm.